When you stop weight training, does muscle will turn to fat?

When weight training or any sport is performed, activity increases, using more energy. In order to supply it, food intake is increased. When a person reduces or stops training, his / her activity is decreased, but appetite may remain high. Consequently, calorie intake may exceed calorie expenditure, and the excess food may be deposited as fat. At the same time muscle strength and size deteriorate because of inactivity. The overall situation is that muscle wastes away due to inactivity and excess food is deposited as fat. Muscle cannot turn into fat, just as brain tissue cannot turn into bone marrow, or any other type of tissue. If you change your activity level, you may have to change your calorie intake, if you wish to control your bodyweight.

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